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not for long :-)

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My heart was thrashing like a caged animal in this one. I honestly wasn't expecting too much; it hasn't acted out like this in quite some time.

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At the start, it's pumping hard at around ~170bpm. Not quite a personal record, but each pump felt a bit harder than usual.

About 20 seconds in, I start to press down onto my sternum, just about in between my aorta and left atrium. Immediately, the sudden pressure starts to stress out my heart, loudly straining against the weight of my body squeezing down onto it.

It tries it's best to hold out, only a few deep, wrung out skips here and there, but before long, it begins to turn into a murmuring mess of out control stumbles, PVCs, and too-fast beats. By my count, there were at least 6 fluttering runs of SVTs througout the recording (my favorite, of which, occuring at 1:40)

Finally, at just before the 4 minute mark, I give it a much needed rest. Listen at how hard it starts to pound in order to compensate for everything it was just put through; I don't recall the last time i've heard it this tired before.

It hit me without warning—a potential episode of VT at 280 bpm (or SVT? I'm not sure as there was only a single-lead ECG available).

Even though it only lasted three seconds, it felt like an eternity; my mind was already racing, debating whether I needed to call for emergency backup.

Full video on YT:

While I get back to drawing, here's a commission I did recently for @pammheartt !

This character is from @graystreet003 Go check out his art, he has a beautiful style! 🐇✨

So... I noticed this today while I was working out. Is it an S3 or an S4?

I think it's because of my testosterone hormone therapy, which is interesting 🐇💭

I love these "episodes" of sinus arrhythmia that I sometimes have. How I wish someone would put a hand on my chest to feel my heartbeat ;;;;

I love these "episodes" of sinus arrhythmia that I sometimes have. How I wish someone would put a hand on my chest to feel my heartbeat ;;;;

Here's a preview for ygs on the torture I put him through. He starts off quivering but later it turns into long pauses with each one feeling like his last 🤤. If you want the full 50 minute file of poppers, needles, and electric shocks: it's 15usd to either my paypal or my kofi acc !

Quick note: I cut off the end early on the Main file leaving out the part where I faint because the panting noises I made were a lil off-putting

I'm alive again and I did something :D

+hope you're doing fine now and wish you all best ♡

I am an open book, so happy to answer.

One day a few years ago, I was doing something stupid that I had done hundreds of times before, I used electric to make my heart skip. I'd shocked myself dozens of times that day trying to get a good recording, but I shocked one random time and my heart did not restart like it had every time before.

I didn't have time to do much before I passed out, roughly 10 seconds. Everything went dark quickly. I slipped away, felt a release, and felt a deep comfort. The next thing I heard was my heart pounding loudly in my ears. It turns out the stethoscope was still in place from losing consciousness too quickly, so I could hear it picking up speed before I regained my vision. I was very confused as I woke up on the floor, but once I realized where I was, I knew something had gone wrong.

Truly, I wouldn't know what happened if it weren't for the recording, which I posted here awhile ago. You can hear my heart randomly stop, me panic for a few seconds before passing out, some agonal breathing as my body fought to live, and then my heart start again on its own.

For a long time, I thought a DC shock from a battery would cause asystole, not Vfib. It turns out, research shows that AC and DC shocks both end in VF- outside of a lightning strike. So, somehow I got extremely lucky and experienced a very rare case of VF spontaneous termination.

Health wise, I am tip top. My checkups have come back clean and I stay very active.

If I were to look for a lesson- I lost a partner to cancer after this accident. We talked often about the peace I found when I left and I believe it gave her deep comfort. As lame as it is to say, if it helped her, it was worth it.